Paying attachment for cash-registers



S. J. BACHARDY AND J. KISS.

PAYING ATTACHMENT FOR CASH REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.1I.1917. 1,344,786. v Patented June 29,1920.

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PAYING ATTACHMENT FOR CASH REGISTERS.

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QUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN J. BACHARDY, OF NEW- YORK, N. Y., AND JAMES KISS, OF SOUTH BETHLE- HEM, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO SELF CHANGE MAKING DRAWER (10., OF

ALLEN TOWN PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION.

PAYING- ATTACHMENT FOR CASH-REGISTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1920.

Application filed December-11, 1917. Serial No. 206,618.

To (ZZZ whom it may conc r Be it known that we, STEPHEN (JHARDY and JAMES Kiss, citizens of the.

United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, and. South Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paying Attachments for Cash-Registers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has to do with mechanical apparatus for paying out money in selectively predetermined amounts. The invention primarily involves certain improvements in a type of paying out mechanism of the class referred to which is designed particularly for use in conjunction with cash registers of the conventional types so commonly employed at the, present time.

. In the adaptation thereof for cash registers, the improvements hereinafter set forth in detail represent a carrying forward, and certain modifications of the improvements of U. S, Letters Patent No. 1,223,354, of Bachardy and Kiss, issued April 24th, 1917, said patent showing a novel embodiment of money paying attachment in the form of a cash drawer paying unit.

An especial object of the present invention has been to devise certain means whereby the paying-out instrumentalities, proposed by the construction of the afore said Letters Patent to be operated by keys separate from those of the cash register, are placed under the control of the cash register keys. By the said cooperation between the cash register keys and the paying out .instrumentalities. it is possible, of course, to selectively operate the paying out means at the same time as the sales are set up and 4 registered upon the cash register itself.

Subsidiary to the foregoing, it'is proposed by this invention to utilize peculiar electrical connections such that the cooperative functioning of the cash register keys owing to the avoiding to some extent of the use of mechanical operating devices, with the resultant advantages which will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision as regards paying out mechanism generally of specifically novel devices operating somewhat after the principle of corresponding devices of the aforesaid Letters Patent by which the coins to be paid out are preliminarily selected for a subsequent ejection.

Still another object of the invention has been to devise an advantageous form of coin tray and chute operating automatically in conjunction With the drawer containing the entire paying-out mechanism so that coins ejected from their holders may be deposited upon the tray, viewed by the operator for the purposes of verification of the amount to be delivered and then dropped or deposited finally into a cooperating delivery chute.

The improvements of the invention in- .volve further certain details of construction of the mechanical features of the machine together with the electrical controlling mechanism and controlling parts, all as will be fully presented in the after-going description in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure l is a side elevation of a cash register showing the plied thereto, the side wall of the register casing being broken away and certain parts shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing more clearly the' paying out devices mounted in the cash drawer of the register and the arrangement of the-coin tray and chute and the main deliver chute.

' Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail fragmentary section of certain parts shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view bringing out more clearly the coin receiving position of the coin tray and chute and the actuating means for the latter.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view through the cash drawer, the essential parts of the paying mechanism being illustrated in plan.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view showing more clearly the selecting present invention ap-' and ejecting devices, the selector lifters being partly broken away and shown in section.

Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view of the main and subsidiary electric circuits with controlling key connections.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of certain control keys of the keyboard of the register showing more especially the tencent key.

Fig. 9 is a view like Fig. 8 showing more particularly the form of the disabling key for discontinuing entirely the paying out action of the paying mechanism.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary perspective view showing more particularly the lower guide plate for .the keys which plate carries the various contacts whereby circuit connections may be closed or opened by the keys in order to control the paying out action of the paying mechanism.

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary sectional view showing more clearly the ten-cent and three cent sales keys with their contacts adapted to close the branch circuits leading to proper selecting solenoids for change delivering action.

Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 11 showing the eliminating key.

Fig. 13 is a partial front elevation showing a modification of the invention.

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary sectional view showing more clearly one of the ejecting units to be employed in connection with the modification of Fig. 11.

Fig. 15 is a sectional view showing the lower portion of the drawer and certain key releasing means intended to be employed with the modified construction of the invention.

Fig. 16 is a fragmentary view showing more particularly the keyboard in front elevation.

As shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the cash register A is of a conventional type such as illustrated, for instance, in U. S. Letters Patent No. 580,37 8, issued April 13, 1897, to Cleal, and No. 754,049, issued March 8, 1904, to Carroll. It suffices to state that this cash register is equipped with a drawer B and with the controlling sales keys C. The keys C are mounted in the outer and inner guide plates 1 and 2 respectively, the plate 1 being of metal as customary. while the plate 2 may preferably be made of insulation. The action of the keys C for setting up sales amounts on the register A and the manner in which the sales are actually registered by the machine incidental to operating the main actuator or handle 3, are all conventional and well known and not being features of the present in ention will not be described other than to say that the keys are depressed in the usual way and when depressed differentially control the action of the registering mechanism as customary, being released during the operation of the actuator 3 by the usual means for this purpose.

The money paying mechanism.

This mechanism is best shown in Figs. 2 to 6 of the drawings inclusive and referring to these figures it will be observed that the drawer B contains the paying out mechanism and the latter is very much like the corresponding mechanism of the Bachardy and Kiss Letters Patent aforesaid, modified primarily only in respect to enabling the operation of the selecting mechanism electrically under the control of the keys C.

Previous to describing the electrical connections it may be noted that at the bottom of the drawer B are provided a plurality of solenoids 4, each of which has an armature or core-rod 5'. The rod 5 has attached to its front end a yoke 6 provided with a roller 7 adapted to travel up a cam 8 on the bottom of the drawer B. The roller 7 when caused to move up the cam 8 is adapted to lift an ejector arm 9 of a coacting ejector 10, whereby to position said arm 9 in alinement with an ejector bar 11, said bar 11 being common to the arms 9 of the various ejectors 10. The ejectors 10 are arranged parallel to one another at the front portion of the drawer B, and are adapted to slide in suitable guide slots at the base portion of a coin magazine 12 which coin magazine comprises a number of vertical coin holding pockets seen best in Figs. 2 and 5. The ejector bar 11 (Fig. 5) is normally held in a rearward position by a rod 13 about which is coiled a spring 14, the rod 13 being connected with a lever 15, and the latter having a pressure member 16 pivoted thereto at the end opposite the connection with the rod 13. The members 13, 14, 15 and 16, and 11 are similar to the corresponding members of the Bachardy and Kiss patent aforesaid, being arranged so that when the drawer B is closed the member 16 which projects through the rear end of the drawer is adapted to engage the rear wall of the casing of the register and by such engagement to be pressed upon so as to compress the spring 14 and maintain the ejector bar 11 at its inner limit of movement so long as the drawer B is locked closed by the usual key controlled locking means provided therefor, said means not being shown.

\Vith the above arrangement in view,- and assuming that the keys C are connected suitably to the solenoids 4 by key circuit wires, it is intended on depression of a certain key that those solenoids 4 controlling the ejectors. 10, action of which is required to eject an amount desired to be ejected by the operation of the key,.shall be energized. The energizing of a solenoid 4 effects movement of its armature rod 5 in the well known manner, exerts a pull on the selector yoke 6, and causes the roller 7 of this yoke to raise the ejector arm 9 and render the ejector 10 of said arm operative by the member 11. If now the drawer release key of the register A, not illustrated, is depressed, the drawer B will, of course, move outward to open position relieving the pressure upon the member 16 and permitting the lever 15 to rock rearward and'the spring 14 to expand thereby forcing the ejector bar 11 outward and causing said bar to eifect sliding ejecting movement of those ejectors 10 which have been selected by the energized solenoids 4. The movement of each ejector 10 is in a path intersecting the base of the coin magazine 12 so as'to eject a coin or coins from said magazine in such a manner as to deposit said coins upon the inner portion of the coin tray and chute 17 while said chute is in upraised position shown in Fig. 4, which position this chute assumes during the initial opening movement of the drawer B. In other words, as the drawer B opens spring 18 (see Fig. 4) connected with the rod 19 raises said rod and through the pivot connection 20 raises the chute 17. This raising movement of the chute 17 is permitted by the movement of the drawer B outward sufficiently to free a cam link 21, pivoted at one end to the drawer and at the other end to the member 19, from the impinging pressure of the top while on the drawer space of the register A. Thus it is that as the drawer B reaches its open position the tray or chute 17 supports the money ejected from the coin magazine 12 so that the ejected coins are visible to the operator through the glass wall .22 in front of the coin magazine and the operator is able to note the amount of the coins ejected and on the tray 17, and verify said amounts as correct for delivery to the customer whose sale is being handled.

The actual delivery of the coins from the tray 17 is not effected until the drawer B is closed, this action causing the top wall of the drawer space of the register A to de= press the link 21 and parts 19 and 17 so that they occupy the tilted position of Fig. 2 in which position the coins slide or drop .from the chute 17 for delivery purposes.

While such construction need not necessarily be employed, it is preferred that from the chute 17 the coins shall fall into a delivery chute 23 extending from a point below the member 17 to a point below and in rear of the register A, as shown at 23 in Fig. 2. The use of the chute 23 is merely a matter of convenience where the register A is on a counter or like support and the customer will ordinarily, be in rear of the machine when the sales transaction is being Springs 10 are provided for engaging lugs on the ejectors 10 so as to return these ejectors to the normal inactivepositions of Figs. 2 and 3 after they have performed theirejecting action.

Selecting connections between keys and ejectors.

difference between the amount of an actuated sales key C and one dollar. In other words, the machine is set to operate as if all the transactions that it might have to handle involve the delivery of change for $1.00, the amount of a sale deducted. Thus, if the sales keys 0 forfifteen cents are operated there will be delivered on release of the drawer B 85. The above will be the normal opera tion if a customer to whom a 15 sale is made offers a dollar in payment. If the customer instead offers 50 in payment provision is made for the operator of the machine to depress an eliminating key for 50, deducting this amount from the dollar which would ordinarily be delivered and making the change which passes back to the customer 35. The same idea is used where the customer ofiers 25 in payment of a smaller transaction, 25 and 75 eliminating keys being provided for eliminating ejection of corresponding amounts. Since this method of operation of money paying machines is well known in the art, the same will not be treated in further detail but the various operating connections for handling the ordinary transactions will now be set forth.

As seen in Figs. 1, 8 and 10, each key C is equipped with a contact pin 24 adapted on depressing of the key to engage with one or more contacts 25 in the insulation guide plate 2. The keys C are included in a main line circuit including the line wires 26 and 27 shown in the diagrammatic View of Fig.

'7, and likewise the various solenoids 45 and contacts 25 are included in the electric circuit aforesaid by suitable branch wire connections seen diagrammatically in Fig. 7. It will be evident, therefore, that the arrangement of the contacts 25 and the connections between these contacts and the various solenoids may be such that on depressing one or more of the keys C certain selected solenoids 4 will be energized and ejectors 10 under the control of the said solenoids will be selected for actuation. With the above general statement of cotiperation of parts reference may be made to Fig. 7 wherein will be seen a diagrannnatic illustration of certain of the electric circuit connections used to bring about the desired cooperation between the keys U and the ejectors and between certain special keys including eliminating keys D D and D, which are separate from the keys t of course, and which will be provided on any convenient portion of the keyboard section of the cash register. At C in Fig. 7

is shown a 10 key equivalent to one of the keys C in Fig. 1 and at U is shown the three-cent key. The key C has a contact 28 movable therewith and normally connecting the contact points 29 of branch wires 30 and 31, the wire 31 leading to a suitable terminal shown and the wire 30 leading to one of the 10 solenoids 4. Included in the main circuit comprised by the wires 26 and 27 is the disabling key E which will be located on the keyboard of the register A in some convenient place, like the keys D, D, and D' and said key E has a contact plate 32 adapted to break the main circuit of the machine and thus prevent the energizing of any solenoids 1, whereby to eliminate possibility of operation of the ejectors. Under these conditions, the ejectors will, of course, be inactive and the paying mechanism disabled so long as the key E remains in an operated circuit-ln'eaking position.

A branch circuit wire 33 connects the 25 eliminating key D with the 25 payment selecting solenoid 4:, a similar wire 34 connects the 75 key D to both the 25 and 50 payment selecting solenoids 4; and a third wire 35 leads to the 50 payment selector solenoid l for the 50 eliminating key D. In addition, special circuit connections including wires 36, 37 and 38 are used, these wires having terminals cooperating with the 250. 77 and 50 eliminating keys D, D" and D respectively. It must be borne in mind that the keys D, D and D are equipped with contact plates 39, 40 and 41, respectively, which plates constitute contacts normally closing the circuit connections cooperating therewith as seen in Fig. '7. The keys C and (1 are grounded through the frame of the machine by the wire 4-52, the source of electric energy such as batteries F is conventional and the circuit is grounded at the terminal leading from the battery r as shown at d3.

With the above connections set forth a couple of transactions of the machine will be exemplified. Supposing a dollar is tendered by the purchaser and the amount of the sale is ten cents. under these conditions the operator will depress the sales key (I designated C in Fig. 7. By so doing, the various circuit connections including branch wires leading to the 50, 25c one 10 and the Sc selecting solenoids will be closed and the ejcctors associated with these solenoids selected for operation so that when the drawer B is opened 90 will be delivered. If instead of a dollar being tendered for the abo e transaction, a 50 piece was tendered the operator will depress not only the sales key C aforesaid but will likewise depress the 50 eliminating key D. By the latter action, the branch circuit including the wires 34, 35, 37 and 38 ordinarily closed by depressing the key C is opened and the 50c selecting solenoid remains dead, so that when the drawer B is opened a 50 piece is not ejected. The foregoing applies to the situation when onlya 25 piece is tendered for a 10 sales transaction excepting the 75 key I) is depressed to eliminate 75 by opening the branch circuits including the wires 33, 36, 34, 35, 37 and 38. In this manner both the 50 and 25 solenoids 4 are incapacitated.

If the 395 key C is depressed for a 395 sale, the branch circuits including the 50, 25, two 10 and one 2c selecting solenoid will be closed to make the necessary return payment of change. By the two-cent delivery is meant the selection of an ejector capable of delivering two pennies.

The form of the disabling key E of Fig. 7 is shown better in Fig. 9, the manner in which the contact 32 of this key ordinarily closes the main line circuit being quite fully depicted. Fig. 8 illustrates certain details of the 10 key contact. Figs. 11 and 12 are sectional views showing more clearly the 10 and 3c sales keys seen in Fig. 11 and the 25 eliminating key seen in Fig. 12.

It is to be understood that the detail electrical connections as above described may be modified within the customary limits of an electricians skill whereby to obtain the various operations desired, so far as combinations of selections for money delivered are concerned.

In Figs. 1 and) the bottom of the drawer is shown equipped with contact plates 44 with which spring contacts 45 on the bottom of the drawer B maintain engagement whether the drawer is opened or closed. The various circuit wires leading from the keys D and E and from the contacts 25 on the insulation guide 2 connect with the plates 44 through the spring contacts 45. The current passes through the solenoids when the anions branch circuits are closed in the manner described hereinbefore.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 13 to 15 inclusive, we contemplate the provision of manipulative keys controlling the paying out mechanism, which keys are separate from the sales keys of the machine as shown in Fig. 1 in other words, the modification relates to an arrangement of keys and controlling devices substantially as illustrated in the aforesaid Bachardy and hiss patent. In this instance each key CC is adapted to engage one or more selector plates 46, which selector plates cooperate as seen in Fig. 14 with the ejector arms 9 like-the ejector arms 9 previously described. The selector plates 46 have the pivoted end parts 46 adapted to ride up cams 8 in such' a manner as to elevate the ejector arms 9' so as to adjust the' latter in the path of the ejector bar 11. In this way ejectors 10 are selected for actuation by manual actuating movement instead of electrical actuation as described heretofore. The principle of selection is quite the same however.

As regards Fig. 15 there is illustrated in this being immaterial to the invention.

Having thus described the invention what .we claim as new is 1. In combination, a cash register comprising'sales keys, a cash drawer therefor,

money handling mechanism consisting ofa plurality of ejectors mounted in the drawer, an operating device common to said ejectors mounted on the drawer, and means operable from the sales keys of the register to preselect ejectors of the said money handling mechanism for subsequent actuation by the said operating means.

2. In combination, a cash register .comprising sales keys, a cash drawer therefor, paying mechanism in said drawer consisting of a plurality of ejectors, an actuator for the paying mechanism, and means controlled by the sales keys of the register to preselect an ejector or ejectors for subsequent operation by said actuator.

3. In combination, a cash register comprising keys, a cash drawer therefor, paying mechanism in said drawer, an actuator for the paying mechanism mounted on the drawer, and means controlled by the keys of the register to set the ejectors for subsequent operation by said actuator.

4. In combination, a cash reglster comprising keys, a cash drawer therefor, paying mechanism in said drawer, an actuator for the paying mechanism operable incident to movement of the drawer, and means controlled by the keys of the register controlling-the operation of the paying mechanism by said actuator.

5. In combination, a cash register comprising keys, a cash drawer therefor, paying mechanism in said drawer, an actuator for the paying mechanism operable on movement of the drawer and carried by the drawer, and means controlled by the keys of the register controlling the operation of the paying mechanism by said actuator.

6. In combination, a cash register comprising sales keys, a cashdrawer therefor, paying mechanism in said drawer comprising ejectors, a single actuator for the paymg mechanism, and means controlled by the sa es keys of the register for selecting the ejectors to be operated by the actuator.

7. In combination, a cash register com-. prising keys, a cash drawer therefor, paying mechanism in said drawer, an actuator for the paying mechanism operable on movement of the drawer andcarried by the drawer, and means controlled by the keys of the register controlling the operation of the paying mechanism by said actuator, the paying mechanism including ejectors, and the said controlling means embodying selectors to predetermine the ejectors for operation.

8. In combination, a cash register comprising keys, a cash drawer therefor, normally inoperative paying mechanism insaid drawer, an actuator for the paying mechanism rendered effective on the latter by movement of the drawer, and means controlled by the keys of the register controlling the operation of the paying mechanism by said actuator by selecting parts of the payin mechanism for operation. J

9. III combination, a cash register including sales keys, a cash drawer therefor, pay ing mechanism in said drawer comprising ejectors, an actuator for the ejectors disposed on the drawer, means normally restraining the actuator against operation, means to select the ejectors for operation incident to operation of the said sales keys,

and means to connect the selecting means to the re ister keys.

10. n combination, a cash register comprising keys, a cash drawer therefor, paying mechanism in said drawer comprising ejectors, an actuator for the ejectors disposed on the drawer, means normally restraining the actuator against operation, means to select the ejectors for operation, and means to connect the selecting means to the register keys including electrical operating elements.

11. In combination, a cash register comprising keys, a cash drawer therefor, paying mechanism in said drawer comprising ejectors, an actuator for the ejectors disposed on the drawer, means normally restraining the actuator against operation, means to select the ejectors for operation, means toconnect the selecting means to the register keys including electrical operating elements, and means to maintain said connections irrespective of movement of the drawer relatively to the register.

12. In combination, a cash register comprising keys, a cash drawer therefor, paying mechanism in said drawer comprising ejectors, an actuator for the ejectors disposed on the drawer, means normally restraining the actuator against operation, means to so mechanism in said drawer comprising e ec,

tors, an actuator for the ejectors disposed on the drawer, means normally restraining the actuator against operation, means to select the ejectors for operation including operating solenoids comprising electrical connections leading from the keys'to the solenoids, the solenoids being mounted on the drawer, and means to maintain effective said electrical connections irrespective of the movement of the drawer relatively to its register.

14. Paying mechanism for money handlingmachines, comprising an ejector bar, ejectors having arms movable to positions to be engaged by said bar, a stationary cam, and a selecting part movable to engage the cam and to be cammed thereby to actuate an associated one of the arms aforesaid.

15. Paying mechanism for money handling machines, comprising an ejector bar, ejectors having arms movable to positions to be engaged by said bar, a stationary cam beneath each arm,.and a selecting part movable between the cam and arm to raise the latter into the path of the ejector bar.

16. Paying mechanism or money handling machines, comprising an ejector bar, ejectors having arms movable to positions to be engaged by said bar, a stationary cam, a

, selecting part movable to engage the cam and to be cammed thereby to actuate an associated one of the arms aforesaid, and separate means to normalize the e ectors and ejector bar after operation.

17. Paying mechanism for money han dling machines, ccmprising'an ejector bar, ejectors having arms movable to positions to be engaged by said bar, a stationary cam, a selecting part movable to engage the cam and to be cammecl thereby to actuate an associated one of the arms aforesaid, separate means to normalize the ejectors and ejector bar after operation inclndinga spring for shifting the ejector bar, and individual restoring spring for the ejectors.

18. In a paying-out machine, a coin tray, means tending to normally hold the tray elevated, a compartment to receive the tray, means to deposits coin in the tray and move it from the compartment, and means to cause a coin delivery actionof the tray as it reenters the compartment.

19. In a paying-out machine, a coin tra means tending to normally hold the tray elevated, a compartment to receive the tray, means to deposit a coin in the tray, elevate the tray, and move it from the compartment, and means to cause a lowering coin delivery action of the tray as it renters the compartment.

20. In a paying-out machine, a coin tray, means tending to normally hold the tray elevated, a compartment to receive the tray, means to deposit a coin in the tray, elevate the tray, and move it from the compartment, means to cause a lowering coin delivery action of the tray as it reenters the compartment, the last two means comprising a pivoted link, and a rod connecting the link and tray, the link being engageable with a Wall of the compartment to move the tray.

21. In a paying out machine, a coin tray movable to and from a delivery position, a compartment to receive said tray, means for raising the tray to a coin receiving position and depositing coins thereon, and means whereby the tray may be moved to a delivery position.

22. In combination, a cash register comprising sales keys, a paying out mechanism controlled by the sales keys of the register,

and special keys for controlling the paying out mechanism, said paying out mechanism including electrically controlled devices,

and an electric circuit including said sales and special keys whereby one set, or both sets, of said keys may be caused to control the paying action of the paying'out mecha- IUSIIL 24. In combination, a cash register com-,

prising sales keys, a paying out mechanism associated with said register whereby the paying out of money by said mechanism is controlled by the sales keys ofthe register, and special keys for controlling the paying out mechanism, said paying out mechanism embodying electrically controlled devices, the special keys being adapted to modify the action or" the paying out mechanism as predetermined from the sales keys, and an electric circuit comprising connections with the sales and special keys Whereby said keys may control the action of the electrical devices of the paying out mechanism.

25. In combination, a cash register com prising sales keys, a paying out mechanism associated with said register whereby the paying out of money by said mechanism is controlled by the sales keys of the register, and special keys for controlling the pay ing out mechanism, said paying out mechanism embodying electrically controlled devices, the special keys being adapted to modify the action of the paying out mechanism as predetermined from the sales keys, and an electric circuit comprising connections with the sales and special keys whereby said keys may control theaction of the electrical devices of the payin out mechanism, said electric circuit inclu ing branches controlled by the special ke s and adapted to be broken for actuation y one or more of said keys so as to reduce the amount to be paid out by the paying mechanism as predetermined by the action of the sales keys.

26. In combination, a cash register embodying sales keys, electrically controlled paying out mechanism for said register c0mprising e'ecting devices, electric circuit connections etween the sales keys and ejecting devices including branch circuit connections for certain of said ejecting devices, and means to control the branch circuit connections aforesaid whereb to modify the action of the paying mechanism as controlled from the sales keys in their cooperation with the ejecting devices.

27 In combination, a cash register em bodying the usual ke s for controllin operation thereof, an a drawer for ho ding the ' drawer and on the body of the cash register and so constructed as to maintain operative connection during movement of the drawer in the cash register.

28. In combination, a cash register embodying the usual keys for controlling the operation thereof, and a drawer for holding mone paying out mechanism mounted in said rawer, and electrical connections between the keys of the register and said paying out mechanism including contacts on the drawer and on the body of the cash register and so constructed as to maintain operative connection during movement of the drawer in the cash register, said contacts comprising an elongated contact on the cash register and a contact carried by the drawer and adapted to move in constant engagement with the elongated contact aforesaid.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

STEPHEN J. BACHARDY. JAMES KISS. 

